People · China
Xiwen Yan (燕希文)
3×3 · top 4.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017YANX02
Xiwen Yan (燕希文) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.01, set at China Championship 2019, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,897th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since June 2017, he has put 63 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.93 in June 2017 to 2.34, a 40% improvement. Xiwen has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.01 | 12.82 | top 4.9% | 1,897 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 2.34 | 2.68 | top 7.4% | 1,076 / 15,939 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Jul 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.01 at China Championship 2019.
- 26 Jul 2019Four personal bests in one day at China Championship 2019.
- 28 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.20 at China Championship 2017.
- 24 Jun 2017First competition: Beijing Open 2017. A 19.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Lijiaqi Zhang (张李佳琦) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tianyu Zhao (赵天愉) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yezhen Han (韩业臻) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.01 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.